You’ll also have the easy-to-use National Estimator program a stand-alone estimating program for Microsoft Windows that Remodeling magazine called a “estimating wiz.” CD Estimator is the only construction estimating program that works like a book.

Select the cost items you want to estimate from any of the 10 databases (over 150,000 cost estimates):

New Construction

Home Improvement

Concrete & Masonry

Framing & Finish Carpentry

Repair & Remodeling

Renovation & Insurance Repair

Painting & HVAC

Plumbing

Electrical

Earthwork & Heavy Equipment

Add the zip code of the job and the material prices are updated to your area. Add the quantity and numbers are automatically totaled in your estimate. You can change the labor rates and descriptions, as well as add a markup of your choice. Then either print out your estimate or export to Excel or QuickBooks Pro.

To help you create professional-looking estimates, the disk also includes over 40 construction estimating and bidding forms in a format that’s perfect for nearly any word processing or spreadsheet program for Windows. And to top it off, a 70-minute interactive video teaches you how to use this CD-ROM to estimate construction costs.